wrecking
Americannoun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of wrecking
Example Sentences
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Instead, the country faces a rapidly weakening rupee, dwindling net foreign investment, and worries that artificial intelligence will take a wrecking ball to the information technology industry.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 3, 2026
He recalls wrecking his back while taking about 19 plane flights over the course of three weeks.
From MarketWatch • May 25, 2026
His most important task was to oversee the transformation of basketball’s best young prospect into an all-out wrecking ball.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
"TCM bars" have popped up in several cities across China, epitomising what the country's stressed-out, time-poor youth refer to as "punk wellness", or "wrecking yourself while saving yourself".
From Barron's • Feb. 13, 2026
Later, the city wrecking ball knocked them to the ground.
From "Bodega Dreams" by Ernesto Quinonez
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